Thu, Dec 13, 2007
Subsidiary Kicked Off Inaugural Service Last Friday
Following a difficult gestation
process, Frontier Airlines proudly delivered its new Lynx
subsidiary to the world last week.
Flying 10 Bombardier Q400 turboprops bearing images of a baby
lynx kitten, a wolf puppy, and a mountain lion cub -- among others
-- on their vertical stabs, Lynx first took to the skies on Friday,
December 7, with an inaugural flight to Billings, MT from Denver.
The wholly-owned subsidiary of Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc.
will serve destinations within a 750-mile radius of its Denver
hub.
"People have been asking if this is the right time to start a
project like this," said Sean Menke, Frontier President and CEO.
"To me, it's the perfect time. We can move into markets with less
competition and have more opportunity to feed connecting traffic
through our hub -- all with a very fuel-efficient aircraft that
burns 30 percent less fuel than a comparably sized regional jet
(RJ). We believe Lynx will be a critical component as we focus on
the long-term profitability of this Company."
"Starting a new airline is certainly a challenging process, but
from the beginning we knew we would be successful because we had
the support of Frontier and the tremendous employees at Lynx," said
Tom Nunn, President of Lynx Aviation. "The first flight to Billings
was a great moment for all of us. We look forward to contributing
to the future success of Frontier and we are eager to show
Frontier's customers that the Frontier experience is alive and well
with the new Lynx Q400."
As ANN reported, Lynx was
originally planned to launch service October 1 of this year... but
delays in attaining FAA certification pushed that date back, as did
a series of landing incidents involving Q400s flying for
Scandinavian Airlines.
As it awaited the formal go-ahead, Frontier honored Lynx tickets
by flying CRJ700s and Airbus A319s from its mainline fleet.
More News
Aero Linx: International Flying Farmers IFF is a not-for-profit organization started in 1944 by farmers who were also private pilots. We have members all across the United States a>[...]
From 2017 (YouTube Version): Remembrances Of An Israeli Air Force Test Pilot Early in 2016, ANN contributor Maxine Scheer traveled to Israel, where she had the opportunity to sit d>[...]
"We renegotiated what our debt restructuring is on a lot of our debts, mostly with the family. Those debts are going to be converted into equity..." Source: Excerpts from a short v>[...]
Also: B-29 Superfortress Reunion, FAA Wants Controllers, Spirit Airlines Pulls Back, Gogo Galileo Van's Aircraft posted a short video recapping the goings-on around their reorganiz>[...]
Chart Supplement US A flight information publication designed for use with appropriate IFR or VFR charts which contains data on all airports, seaplane bases, and heliports open to >[...]